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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/12/2025
The Supreme Court greenlit Texas Trump-approved congressional gerrymander, determining that the measure was a partisan — as opposed to an illegal racial — gerrymander. The map will now be used in next year’s midterms. bit.ly/4pmuueY
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SCOTUS Allows Texas to Use Racially Gerrymandered Map in 2026 Midterm Elections
Read more here.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
How about instead of “Trump Announces … “ it is “Trump claims …” That would be a far more accurate description of reality.
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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Paterson, you really brought the energy today! It's going to take all of us to bring this thing home, and we're not letting anything get in our way on the road to November 4.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/10/2025
“Research consistently shows that early dietary introduction of allergens, not vaccine avoidance, is what helps prevent food allergies.”
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Food allergy rates are falling. That’s a problem for RFK Jr.’s aluminum vaccine theory.
Remember when doctors said keep babies away from peanuts?
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🇨🇦❄️💧🔫🇨🇦 @magabraindisease.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
People need to ban TikTok and protect all of the young vulnerable minds out there
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jwflywheel.bsky.social @jwflywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@themouthyrenegadewriter)
When Trump's government shutdown happened on Wednesday, the Capitol tour guide was furloughed. This junior high class had no way to get inside. So AOC let them in and gave them a tour herself. This ...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/10/2025
News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement. Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/10/2025
This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2025
How the two-state solution became a “big, expedient lie”
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How the two-state solution became a “big, expedient lie”
In a new book, Robert Malley, a veteran US peace negotiator, argues it is well past time to think beyond an idea he spent much of his career pursuing.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/10/2025
Even Charlie Kirk's political opponents envied his organization and his organizing abilities. Why haven't they copied it? ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-democr...
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Why Dems Don’t Have Their Own Charlie Kirk Network
The conservative activist built a political empire before he was assassinated at 31. Why haven’t his opponents built one themselves?
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying his actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
Read more here.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 04/10/2025
I just signed legislation allowing the 800,000 rideshare workers in California to unionize. California is determined to give working people a voice, to give them choice, give them dignity, and give them a say about their future.
Governor Newsom signs legislation allowing for rideshare workers in California to unionize.
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Honor your oath of office or resign. @trialrun2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
@jbpritzker.bsky.social is the best. youtu.be/hXktwzWeDCs?...
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Gov. Pritzker and medical experts take on autism myth | FULL PANEL
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
New: Trump appointed federal judge blocks the president’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, cites possible violation of 10th amendment: www.cnn.com/2025/10/04/u...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland | CNN
A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in tro...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I don’t understand the supposed legal basis for this. DOJ requested a summons—*not* an arrest warrant—under Rule 9 of the FRCrP. Are they going to go back to the magistrate and ask for a warrant, even though Comey hasn’t failed to appear? If not, what’s the exigency for a warrantless arrest?
The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate, said a source knowledgeable about the conversations and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody.
CBS News has reached out to the FBI for comment. Comey's lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, declined to comment to CBS
News.
Reuters was first to report that an FBI agent was sidelined for refusing to help with a perp walk.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Fort Lee, you were fired up! Thank you for coming out and caring so deeply about the future of this state.
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jwflywheel.bsky.social @jwflywheel.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
CBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/o...
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Opinion | CBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping.
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jwflywheel.bsky.social @jwflywheel.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Take Action on Flooding
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 27/06/2025
"We've all have taken oaths of office, not to an individual, but to a Constitution." Representative Greg Meeks joins April Ryan to discuss Trump's authority to wage war in Iran:
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April Ryan and Rep. Meeks on the Executive's authority to wage war in Iran
"We've all have taken oaths of office, not to an individual, but to a Constitution"
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/06/2025
The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is an egregious Trump power grab
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is a Trump power grab
The implications for citizenship are complex. But the result for Trump's ability to implement his policies is dangerous.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Extreme MAGA Republicans tried to sneak a backdoor abortion ban into the one big ugly bill. Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats just stopped them! Keep. The. Pressure. On.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
BREAKING:   WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court preserves key part of Affordable Care Act's free preventive health care coverage requirements.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/06/2025
The Supreme Court once again batted away a challenge to the landmark health insurance reform law, protecting the part of the ACA that requires insurers to cover certain types of preventive care at zero cost to patients.
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Supreme Court once again preserves the Affordable Care Act
And cements power in the hands of RFK Jr.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
PLEASE NOTE: SCOTUS did NOT declare that birthright citizenship is no longer the law of the land. The majority opinion addressed the appropriateness of the breadth of nationwide injunctions as it relates to plaintiffs who have standing to sue.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/06/2025
In one of the most anticipated decisions of this term, the Supreme Court granted President Trump’s emergency applications to stay district courts’ orders blocking his efforts to restrict birthright citizenship. The decision amounts to an egregious Trump power grab.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is a Trump power grab
The implications for citizenship are complex. But the result for Trump's ability to implement his policies is dangerous.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Why do the workers get arrested and never the employers? This farmer was basically getting away with having almost slave labor and now complaining about it. He should be the one in jail.
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 26/06/2025
It is deeply troubling that Sec. Kennedy is pulling U.S. contributions to Gavi. These contributions have helped immunize over 1.1 billion kids and has avoided over 18.8 million child deaths. This administration is jeopardizing lives, hurting U.S. interests, and defying science in one fell swoop.
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RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi
Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
After the US attacks in Iran, Americans are getting a first-hand look at who is leading our military forces. I look at Pete Hegseth's press conference on Iran and highlight the dangers of Trump's military actions. Watch here: youtu.be/n8nqUFGp1UA
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Trump and Hegseth Prove They Don't Know What They're Doing
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Accurate.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A MAGA Christian nationalist dressed up like a police officer to shoot and kill Minnesota Democratic lawmakers. We should still be talking about it. If lawmakers aren't safe, not one of us is safe.
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 26/06/2025
The Supreme Court’s decision to let states cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood will severely impact millions of people’s access to health care. Planned Parenthood provides care such as cancer screenings, STI testing, and birth control that women rely on.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Trump effect. Latin America largest trading partner 2000 vs 2024
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It shouldn't.
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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Reminder: 2/3 of Americans (64%) favor birthright citizenship, including strong majorities of Democrats (87%) and independents (65%). But less than half (45%) of Republicans support this Constitutional right. Trump is making support for the Constitution a partisan issue. prri.org/research/dem...
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Trixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Wow, I didn’t know that Gilead Barbie was a scam artist. She took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, and after her failed congressional run in 2022, she hid almost $300,000 in campaign debt. Shame on you KKKaroline.😐 www.salon.com/2025/01/24/w...
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Trump WH Press Secretary took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions - Salon.com
Karoline Leavitt hid hundreds of thousands in campaign debt from illegal donations, according to a new report.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This Supreme Court can see Trump’s reckless flouting of the law…and still they’re determined to increase his power. They are a real danger to our democratic society.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 26/06/2025
I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Justice Roberts' legacy will be destroying the reputation of the Supreme Court and allowing it to be used as a vehicle for repression. The conservatives are ensuring the majority lose all faith in the institution. People won't sit back and take this forever.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/06/2025
Democrats have spent so long trying to find candidates who won’t alienate theoretical centrist or soft Republican voters that they have alienated a natural constituency. That constituency just elected Zohran Mamdani. Gift link: wapo.st/44zuWyC
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Opinion | The Democrats’ generational rift just got harder to ignore
Maybe the party should consider abandoning its cautious old ways.
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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2025
DoD and NOAA ending access to real time satellite microwave data that weather forecasters consider crucial for determining how quickly hurricanes intensify. www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/202… www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/202…
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 26/06/2025
Forest Service proposes rollback of 25 year rule protecting lands that includes portions of Tahoe ->Tahoe Daily Tribune | #Land #Forest | More info from EcoSearch
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Forest Service proposes rollback of 25 year rule protecting lands that includes portions of Tahoe
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to rescind a rule that has prohibited new roads and timber harvest on 30% of National Forest System lands, including...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/06/2025
Essential background reading today: Inside the decades-long plot to destroy birthright citizenship.
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The plot against birthright citizenship
The incoming Trump administration wants to take away citizenship for the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Here's how.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
If Democrats weren't so neutered and weak they'd use the Supreme Court decisions to go HAM if, IF, they ever win the Presidency again. Also they should normalize expanding the Court.
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 27/06/2025
The S Ct today did NOT deny anyone birthright citizenship; it addressed "nationwide injunctions," limiting courts from issuing them. They can issue injunctions within their district. Remember: this will prevent conservative judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in mifepristone and other cases.
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